Senior NPI Engineer

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Posted a month ago

The role

You will manage the end-to-end NPI plan and readiness schedule for undersea products. This involves transitioning new designs into production by aligning engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams.

What you will do

Own the end-to-end NPI plan and readiness schedule for assigned programs.
Define and assess production readiness of product engineering.
Run cross-functional NPI planning forums.
Align internal Production scope to support readiness.
Drive gate and Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) readiness.
Represent Production at the Change Control Board.
Run DFx reviews to surface manufacturability opportunities.
Publish standardised guidance and checklists for NPI processes.
Own factory-to-factory transfer for new production sites.
Resolve emergent multi-site NPI issues and track risks, issues and actions.

Required qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronic, Industrial or Process Engineering, or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including direct involvement in New Product Introduction or design-to-production transition.
Demonstrated ownership of a product moving from engineering definition into a production environment, against a committed date.
Strong programme and schedule management skills.
Technical credibility to interrogate an engineering release including drawings, BOMs, configuration and change records.
Working knowledge of manufacturing and quality systems, engineering change workflows (ECR/ECO), and BOM/PLM structures.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required.
Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance.

Nice to have

Experience in the defence, aerospace, maritime or other highly regulated industry.
Experience supporting a first-of-type or prototype-to-rate production transition.
Exposure to multi-site or multi-jurisdiction manufacturing.
Experience with eBOM-to-mBOM release flow and manufacturing baseline definition.
Experience working with international teams and navigating cultural differences.

Benefits

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers.
Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance.
Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Manufacturing team produces the next generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles globally at rate.